TV reporter sues shock jocks for stunt that left ears ringing

A TV reporter who lives in Teaneck is suing radio shock jocks Opie & Anthony over a prank that he says left his ears ringing.

WABC-TV's Anthony Johnson was delivering a live report in 2005 when he says an Opie & Anthony fan waved a bumper sticker and blew an air horn as part of the radio duo's "Assault on the Media" campaign that encouraged listeners to disrupt live broadcasts.

Johnson says he missed two weeks of work and suffered permanent ear damage. The suit also names the listener who carried out the prank and XM Satellite Radio.

In addition to Johnson, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of his wife, WNBC-TV reporter Pat Battle.